Pneumatic support



July 17, '1923,

G. JORDAHN PNEUMATIC SUPPORT Filed Aug. 19, 1922` 2 sheets-sheet 1 A T THR/VE YS July 17, 1923. 1,461,911

G. JORDAHN PNEUMATIC sUPPoR'I'A Filed Aug. 19 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WITH/8858 Gas Janie/U0.

ATTORNEYS Patented July 17, 1923. i

unirsi) STATES Pai' GUSJORDAN, OF PALM BEACH, FLQRIDA.

rNEUi/rnric surron'r.

Application filed August 19, 1922.` `Serial No. 582,914t.`

My present invention relates to certain im-` provements 4in pneumatic supports, and while especially adapted as a support for use in the water may `be readily applied for other uses as for instance pneumatic cushions for vehicles and pneumatic` mattresses for` n y f berized cloth, or finelywoven` cottoncloth beds. i i y i More particularly my invention relates to certain improvements developed in connection with, and during practical use of my somewhat similar device forV teaching the art of swimming as described and claimed in my Patent 1,368,937 dated February 15, 1921, my object beingl to extend the use `of such apparatus to surf boardsand floats em-` ployed iir the water and at the vsaine time retain the advantages thereof in respect `to i terminate sliortof the opposite end thereof assistance inlearning to swim.

My present invention proposes an apparatus shown` in the accompanying` drawings,l

which form a part of this specification` and in which, j

Figures 1, 2 and 3` are perspective views illustrating practical use ofthe apparatus as a float or surf board as well as a device for y v l 10, and each of which provides for the ready U taken on line` assisting in learning to swim,

Figure 4 is a cross section v4i--4 0f Figure 5,

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the apparatus, practical use of which is shown in Figures1,2and3,

Figures 6 and 7 are top plan views illustrating a slight modification and respectively showing the modified device before and after infiation, f

Figure 8 is a cross section taken on line 8-8 of Figure 7,

Figure 9 is a plan view of another slightly modified construction before inflation,

Figure 10 is a cross section through the form of Figure 9, and

Figure 11 is a plan view of still another modified form.

Referring now to these figures and particularly to Figures 1, 2 and 3 my invention proposesan apparatus capable of use as a y fioat as indicated particularly in Figure l or as a surf board as indicated in Figure 2,

as well as a device by which thelbodyofia person may be sustained in a convenienty iany i adapted when wet to retain air. Theuppei i.

and lower layers of this body are preferably stitched by iongitudinal rows of vstitching l1, so as to connect the layers and thus divide the body into longitudinal side inflatable portions 12 so that the body of the usci' y i may lie between these portions and thus find a, convenient support against/ready` side slipping. `These rows of stitching, extending from one end of the body preferably to provide an inflatable portion lat one` end communicating `ietween thel adj aceiit lends ofthe side inflatable portions 12,Y y

At itsopposite end the body'lO has spaced vlongitudinally extending and substantially parallel tubular extensionsla, each of which is relatively small as compared to the body.

inflation of lthe body-or its infiatable portions, by simply blowing the breathinto one or both of the extensions while yholding the moutha certain distance from the open free i end of the extension. l have found that inflation may be much more readily, quickly and keffectively accomplished in this way than' by holding the end of the `extension close to the mouth in a manner which issufciently eEective in connection with a small body encircling tubesuch as proposed in my previous patent.

The extensions y14 are of sufcient length so that ltheir freeendszmay be drawn across y one another and eifectivelytied as particularly seen in dotted `lines in Figure 5,' so that this tying of the extensions serves a double purpose, in fact threefold purpose, because it` retains air within the body and the remaining portions of the extensions, adapts these extensions to augment the body in length and thus the complete` area of the ysupporting surface, and also provides for the encircling ol' the body as indicated in Figure 3 whereby the apparatus as a Whole'inay-be attached to the person using the same.

Those portions of the upper and lower layers of the body connected by the rows ostitching 1l to form a generally flat supl porting'surface l5 between the side inflatable portions ll may if desired be extended for the full length of the body as indicated at a in Figures 6, 7 and 8 Wherethe body 10a thushas sideinflatable portions 12a en` tending for the full length thereof Vand independently inflated inthe manner before" described through the tubular extensions 14@ the latter of Which are Votherwise utilized in the manner as previously described;

Moreover it ispossible that the stitchesll of Figures l and 5 and ll of 'Figures 6, 7 and8 may be omitted entirely and the body of the `support left with agcompletely'open interior as seen at lObin Figures@` `and l0,

" havingtubular extensions 141 of the'f'same formation Iand adaptedforV the saine uses previously described.U This form or construction may be usedas a oat even though not so Well adapted forthis purpose as the' devices of Figures 4c to V8 inclusive, and is particularly useful as a mattress or io in stance a life preseryer. r y

In Figure 11 have shown stillaiiothei' modiliedfforin in which the body 1001s oit vsomewhat smaller dimensions thany usual so as to' adapt the saine foruse as a seat cushion and vthe like, and providedfvvith tubularfeirtensions l/lc'adapted to be usedand manipulat/ed as previouslydescribed. y

Itis obvious from'theforegoing that my present improvements are capableoi' a Wide ally rectangular inflatable body provided With relatively sniall'spacedapart tubular extensions into which ali-'may be blown vfor inlating the" body, said extensions having open' it'ree ends and being of a length adapt-- ing the sainey to eiective tying and to serve the doublepurpose 'when tied of retaining air Within the body vand augmenting the supporting surface of the body. l

2. A pneumatic support including anV inilatable body portion andaI pair. or inflatable tubular extensions extending in spaced r'e lation-'from and in communication With the 'body portiom' said extensions having open l'ree ends forming n'ieans whereby air may be blown into'the body portion and being also adapted to be tied together for retain- Aing air- Within the body portion and to encircle the body of theusenas Wellv as aug nient the supporting surface of the iniiatable' body. f Y l l n. e

3. A pneumatic support having a i gen`V erally rectangular ina't'ablebody portion and a pair ol1 tubularextensioiis having open 'freeends,projecting from the body portion;

ink spaced apart substantially parallel frel'a'- tion,said extensions being adapted `tofbe :tied together at 'their free endsyvvher'eby' to and augment the' retainv air Within the body supportinggsurfacethereof.A l

` GUS JORDAHN. 

